Overview

This Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists Practice Certificate from De Montfort University will help you to learn about the many facets of prescribing, including clinical, communication, and consultation skills, the psychology of prescribing, and legal and ethical considerations of prescribing.

During the course, you will be expected to complete 450 hours of learning across a variety of platforms. You will attend eight compulsory face-to-face study days where you will be taught in small groups. This encourages important discussion and debate between pharmacists and lecturers, allowing for valuable reflection on the future of prescribing practice and promoting self-awareness as a non-medical prescriber.

You will also undertake the equivalent of at least 12 days (or 90 hours) of practice-based experience, under the supervision of your Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP), working towards competencies in a chosen area of practice.

To reinforce your learning, we support self-directed learning through our easy-to-use online learning platform. This format allows you to study at a time convenient to you, and encourages communication with fellow pharmacists and lecturers through discussion boards.

Graduate careers

Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded a Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing, which will allow you to apply to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) for your register entry to be annotated to that of a prescriber. You will then be able to work as a pharmacist independent prescriber.

Programme Structure

Topics include:

Communication and consultation skills

Clinical skills including NEWS2 assessment, cardiovascular, abdominal and respiratory examinations

Influences on prescribing

Psychology of prescribing

Legal and ethical aspects of prescribing

Understanding clinical risk

Clinical reasoning and decision making

Using evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 6 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-02-24 00:00:00

More details

Language

English

Credits

45 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Medicine Pharmacy View 907 other Masters in Medicine in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Be a registered pharmacist with the GPhC or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
Have attained a 2:2 or above in Pharmacy or equivalent degree qualification
Have at least two years appropriate patient-orientated experience in a UK hospital, community or primary care setting following their pre-registration year
Applicants need to identify an area of clinical practice in which to develop their prescribing skills and have up-to-date clinical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical knowledge and experience relevant to that area of prescribing practice
Be able to demonstrate reflective practice on performance and the ability to take responsibility for continuing professional development
Support from the applicant’s employer for learning in practice and study leave
International application form
A copy of your qualifications
A copy of your English language certificate
A personal statement
A copy of your passport
Two references

Tuition Fee

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International

2000 GBP/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2000 GBP for the full programme during 6 months.
National

2000 GBP/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2000 GBP for the full programme during 6 months.

Living costs for Leicester

751 - 1426 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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